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Merkel says she’ll seek reelection in 2017

20 November 2016, 2:44 pm
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel tells her conservative party that she wants to seek a fourth term in elections next year, according to national news agency DPA.

After months of feverish speculation, she tells leaders of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) that she is prepared to carry the party banner into the poll, expected in September or October 2017.

Merkel is due to hold a news conference at her party headquarters this evening.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama shake hands following a press conference after their meeting at the chancellery in Berlin on November 17, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/Brendan Smialowski)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama shake hands following a press conference after their meeting at the chancellery in Berlin on November 17, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/Brendan Smialowski)

— AFP

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